Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Dorothy Jean Henry, of Orange, passed away at Harbor Hospital of Southeast Texas, Feb. 9, at the age of 82. Dorothy was born on Aug. 31, 1933 to Irene (Kolb) and Otis Brett in Hull-Daisetta. She moved to Orange, when she was a child and lived here since. After all of her children were grown and her husband passed, she worked at the Little Cypress Junior High Cafeteria and after that worked as a door greeter at Walmart. She enjoyed being a seamstress in her free time and loved...
The Orange Community Players will present its first production of 2016, "Steel Magnolias," beginning this week. Performances are at 7:37 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11 - Saturday, Feb. 13, and Thursday, Feb. 18 - Saturday, Feb. 20. Matinees are at 2:37 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14 and Sunday, Feb. 21. Pictured, from left to right, are Janet Bland, Laura Bergeaux, Emily Buesing, Tanya Guillotte, Maggie Larson and Keri Foreman. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. The most ambitious production of the...
Holly Bush addresses Bridge City councilmembers and Cliff Bates of The Park Companies and city councilmembers in front of a standing room only crowd at City Hall on Tuesday night. Dozens of residents attended to voice their displeasure with a potential new low-income housing project which has shown interest in Bridge City. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. The meeting room at City Hall was filled to capacity on Tuesday night with dozens of residents in opposition to a company building...
Bridge City Police Reports The Bridge City Police Department responded to the following calls from Jan. 17 - Jan. 23, 2016. Sunday, Jan. 17 • Animal call in the 300 block of Mary Avenue. • Suspicious activity in the 400 block of Bryant Boulevard. • Suspicious activity in the 2600 block of Texas Avenue. Monday, Jan. 18 • Alarm in the 800 block of Texas Avenue. • Theft in the 200 block of Champagne. • Welfare check in the 100 block of Rachal. • Alarm in the 100 block of East Vick. • Disturbance in the 400 block of Gum. Tuesday...
Jail inmates and staff will experience a slight increase in meals very soon. Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt informed Orange County Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon that a small price increase will be forthcoming for meals served at the Orange County Correctional Facility. The reason for the price increase is due to the retirement of a county employee. "We had an employee retire on January 31st, and part of our agreement with the food service provider is that if a county employee in the kitchen retired or left, they wou...
Party rock outfit The Bogarts are back at Cafe Del Rio in Beaumont this Saturday night for another party on the patio, as the group performs a mix of material which keeps the dance floor full. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Wednesday, Feb. 10 Clint Faulk @ The Boudain Hut Lee Pelly @ Buffalo Wild Wings Reed Blanchard @ Cafe Del Rio John and Thomas Teague @ The Capri Club Jessie Taylor @ Cigar Club Chester Daigle @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Michael Krajicek @ Jack Daniels Bar and...
Races are beginning to take shape for the May 7 elections as the Feb. 19 filing deadline looms closer. City of Orange The City of Orange had no changes this past week and still has just one race currently on the May ballot. Incumbents Mary McKenna and Bill Mello, District 4 and Place 5, respectively, have filed for re-election, as has Dr. Wayne Guidry, the incumbent in District 2. McKenna will be opposed by former councilperson Annette Pernell for the District 4 chair. People...
Jason Ashworth, at left, and Jonathan Baggett were both promoted to the rank of Lieutentant this past Friday during a special ceremony inside the Danny Gray Room of the Orange Police Department. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Two officers which have served the Orange community faithfully for many years have been promoted. The Orange Police Department held a special promotional ceremony this past Friday morning inside the Danny Gray room for Jason Ashworth and Jonathan Baggett, as...
The Pinehurst Police Department responded to the following calls from Jan. 17 - Jan. 23, 2016. Sunday, Jan. 17 • Harassment in the 2200 block of 35th Street. • Assist other agency in area of Henrietta and MacArthur Drive. • Suspicious activity in the 3800 block of West Park Avenue. • Suspicious activity in the 3600 block of West Park Avenue. Monday, Jan. 18 • Suspicious activity in the 3600 block of West Park Avenue. • Animal call in the 1800 block of 29th Street. Tuesday, Jan. 19 • Theft in the 2500 block of MLK. Wednesda...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Miami-based rapper and mainstream artist Pitbull performed to a floor-shaking, standing room only crowd this past Saturday night in The Grand Event Center of Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. as the artist left it all on stage to roaring approval. This week's events at the Golden Nugget include Eddie Money on Friday, Feb. 12, and Lou Gramm, the voice of Foreigner, on Saturday, Feb. 13....
Country music star and Orange County-native Tracy Byrd will perform in concert at the Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont on Saturday, April 2, along with fellow country music artist Neal McCoy. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Two Texas-natives and very popular country music artists have scheduled a spring concert for Southeast Texas. Country music stars Tracy Byrd and Neal McCoy will perform on Saturday, April 2 inside the historic Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont. Tickets...
Patricia Ann Lee, 62, of Orange passed away Monday, Feb. 8, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, Feb. 13, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Msgr. William Manger, pastor of St. Anne Catholic Church in Beaumont. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 pm, Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home with a rosary at 7:00 pm, officiated by Deacon Melvin Payne. Born in...
Brenda Slaughter, 59, of Orange, passed away Feb. 9, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, Feb. 13, at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Wesley Smith. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 pm, Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. She was born in Abilene, Jan. 29, 1957 and grew up in Graham. She was the daughter of Choyce Brown and Jacque (Autry) Brown. Brenda was a nurse at Park Place Medical Center and at The Medical...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls Wednesday, Feb. 10: Damaged property, 1815 Walnut Ave. Warrant service, 415 Morrell Blvd. Traffic accident, Hwy. 62 and FM 105 Traffic accident, 3000 MacArthur Dr. Burglary, 4401 Willowglen St. Public intoxication, 811 Strickland Dr....
The Texas Red Hatters will meet Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Walmart, Orange garden center parking area, at 11 a.m. They will travel to the Bridge City Walmart to pick up the ladies from there and then travel to the Pompano Club, 330 Twin City Hwy. in Port Neches for lunch. Afterward, the ladies will travel to the Vintage District Courtyard on Lincoln Ave for shopping and fun. Birthday ladies are Queen Helene, Helen Broussard and Lady Betty Boop, Betty Morgan. Bring a friend. All ladies are welcome. For information call...
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles is expecting a warming trend over the next seven days, with patchy fog in the early morning hours of Friday, Sunday, Monday,Wednesday and Thursday. The best chance for rain will be on Monday, with isolated thunderstorms possible. No severe weather is expected....
THE HOLY SEASON BRINGS SPECIAL MEANING Lent begins today, Ash Wednesday. The next 40 days is a special Holy time for most Christians. I know how special it is to Catholics because of my upbringing. Those long ago days have stuck with me. The Lenten season, starting with Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday is when faith meets tradition. It’s a joyful time in one’s religion. Of course there are those who will ask, “What did you give up for Lent?” In my youth, people were sincere and gave up something they would truly miss. T...
Travis Clark, 82, of Orange, passed away Feb. 9, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will begin at 1:30 pm Friday, Feb. 12, with funeral services to follow at 3:00 pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Barry Jones, Mr. Ben Terry and Mr. Paul Dickerson. A private burial will follow. Born in Shelby County, Oct. 25, 1933 he was the son of Thomas Clark and Lula (Cook) Clark. Travis was in the United States Army and retired after 30...
